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Moon Is Down, The

Moon Is Down, The

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Moon Is Down, The

by John Steinbeck

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New York: Viking Press, 1942. Very Good +/Very Good. New York: Viking Press, 1942 Very Good +/very good This copy has first edition points-no printer name and "talk.this" on p112 Spine is slightly cocked and light soiling to gutter and edges, bumping to spine Foxing to endpapers otherwise contents clean and tight Spine of dust jacket is faded and chipped some foxing to back cover and a small closed tear All four corners of dust jacket are clipped at an angle.

Synopsis

In this masterful tale set in Norway during World War II, Steinbeck explores the effects of invasion on both the conquered and the conquerors. As he delves into the emotions of the German commander and the Norwegian traitor, and depicts the spirited patriotism of the Norwegian underground, Steinbeck uncovers profound, often unsettling truths about war—and about human nature. Nobel Prize winner John Steinbeck’s self-described “celebration of the durability of democracy” had an extraordinary impact as Allied propaganda in Nazi-occupied Europe. Despite Axis efforts to suppress it (in Fascist Italy, mere possession of the book was punishable by death), The Moon is Down was secretly translated into French, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, German, Italian and Russian; hundreds of thousands of copies circulated throughout Europe, making it by far the most popular piece of propaganda under the occupation. Few literary works of our time have demonstrated so triumphantly the power of ideas in the face of cold steel and brute force. This edition features an introduction by Donald V. Coers.

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Bookseller
West of Denver Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
2101
Title
Moon Is Down, The
Author
John Steinbeck
Book Condition
Used - Very Good +
Jacket Condition
Very Good
Quantity Available
1
Publisher
Viking Press
Place of Publication
New York
Date Published
1942

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Cocked
Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
Gutter
The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
Edges
The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
Tight
Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
First Edition
In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
Spine
The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
Jacket
Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...

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